Giovanna&Yoghi Most Relaxed – The Twins Cuddling

27.11.2014 (D/E)
Das Wetter war eiskalt und feucht, es war wirklich kein ideales Zoowetter, aber heute hielt mich rein gar nichts vom Tierpark fern.
Der Winter hat in Bayern Einzug gehalten, umso mehr habe ich mich gefreut, dass es noch letzte Zeichen des Herbstes im Tierpark zu sehen gibt.We had ice cold weather and it was humid, not the ideal weather for a zoo visit, but today there was nothing which could have kept me away from the Tierpark.The winter has arrived in Bavaria, so I was glad that there are some last signs of autumn to be found in the Tierpark.

Worüber wohl Nela nachdenkt?It would be interesting to know what Nela has in mind

Sie wird von Nobby beobachtetNobby is watching her

Yoghi, die Entspanntheit in BearsonYoghi, the most relaxed bear

Yoghi auf der einen und Giovanna auf der anderen Seite zeigten keine großartige Reaktion; als Yoghi von Giovanna keinerlei besondere Beachtung bekam, war es es leid und ging zurück in die Tundra. Das gefiel La Bella Donna natürlich nicht sehr, sie schaute neugierig hinter Yoghi her. Der tat nun so, als würde ihn Giovanna überhaupt nicht interessieren – Eisbärentaktik –Yoghi on one side and Giovana on the other side do not show and reaction; when Yoghi did not get that much attention, he was tired of sitting in front of the grid and went back into the tundra. Of course, now La Bella Donna was not amused, her eyes followed Yoghi with curiosity while Yoghi pretended not to be interested in Giovanna at all – that seems to be polar bear tactic –

I can understand that even wild horses couldn’t keep you away from Hellabrunn – and in spite of the cold weather you were richly rewarded. Seeing the touching, fantastic scenes in the polar bears’ enclosure melt everybody’s heart!

Yoghi looks gorgeous and he has such a gentle expression on his face. I’m sure the keepers’ eyes were wet when they saw him licking Nela’s nose. How sweet!

La Donna is herself and even if she loves Yoghi she wants to make sure she’s not ‘an easy catch’. 🙂

Nela’s and Nobby’s cuddling is almost too cute to be true! They are simply adorable! Also Nobby using Nela’s back as a cushion is so lovely – and Nela doesn’t seem to mind at all.

Oh my, the Turbo Twins are soon celebrating their first birthday. It will be thrilling to see how the re-union goes but all the signs are very positive.

I wish the polar bear family a wonderful Winter and, of course, the same to the whole staff working in Hellabrunn.

And I mustn’t forget to send my best greetings to Herr Ludwig either!

Thank you for the heart melting report! I’ll watch the photos of the cuddling couple over and over again ….

Dear Caren, it was definitely worth the waiting time!!! When I saw the pics of Yoghi, my first thought was: this is a happy polar bear, happy to be back home and happy to be close to Giovanna. He is again his own relaxed self. The fact that the two youngsters and Giovanna are not nervous because of his presence or of being rather close to them, is a very good sign!!! And that Yoghi licked Nela’s nosie, is perfect. We all know that bringing the family together so far has already worked in Fasano and in Aywaille. But I think that when Hellabrunn is having the same good result (and as being a prominent zoo compared to the two others, which are rather small and unknown to the big public), this may change seriously the future keeping of polar bears in Zoos worldwide. Maybe, other zoos will follow the example and maybe, in the end, there will be no need anymore for the males to be put on travel when there is a young family.

Dear Caren
After the sad news of the last couple of weeks I can well understand how delighted you were to be greeted first of all by a happy and healthy Ludwig and then by such a loving and relaxed Polar Bear family.
Tempestuous little Nela is really her mother,s daughter. Now she allows her brother to cuddle up to her and not bite him. She is brave enough to get close to her huge Papa and let him lick her nose.
The relaxed and friendly keepers and their young family have brought us a miracle this year. Giovanna and Yoghi sharing their cubs like Tigers and Lions or wolves would be a beautiful miracle as it would underline how intelligent and adaptable Polar Bears can be.
Many knugs and thoughts ralph